New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom

New Zealand
10.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
New Zealand rank
1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
3rd

Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 10.01 tonnes per hectare against 7.28 tonnes per hectare in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 2.73 tonnes per hectare.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd of 126 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 3.33 tonnes per hectare 3.97 tonnes per hectare 0.6393 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 3.38 tonnes per hectare 4.57 tonnes per hectare 1.19 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 4.06 tonnes per hectare 6.43 tonnes per hectare 2.36 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 5.36 tonnes per hectare 7.45 tonnes per hectare 2.09 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 7.39 tonnes per hectare 7.81 tonnes per hectare 0.4169 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 8.76 tonnes per hectare 7.99 tonnes per hectare 0.7736 tonnes per hectare New Zealand
2020s 9.74 tonnes per hectare 7.76 tonnes per hectare 1.99 tonnes per hectare New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
New Zealand, at 10.01 tonnes per hectare against 7.28 tonnes per hectare in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.73 tonnes per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
New Zealand ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,961 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.